Rural Police, Agra Act 1865, 2 of 1865, (Rep., Act 3 of 1869)

Section 12. Any Village Watchman appointed under this dct may be required Village Watchmen to perforin, ~vithin

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

12. Any Village Watchman appointed under this dct may be required Village Watchmen to perforin, ~vithin the limits of his village, and in addition Policemen under Act to performduties of to his other duties, any duties required of Police Officers v of 1861, in addition under Act No. V of 1861 ffor tlze Regzclatiort of Police) ; to his other duties. and he shall be liable to the same penaltics for any neglect or disobedience which' he mould have incurred had he been a Police Officer subject to the provisions of such Act, and guilty of neglect or disobedience, as the case may be. 13.[The Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces may ][ex- ] tend the provisions of this Act to any part of the TerriPower to Government of ~ o r t h - ~ ~ e s t - tories within his jurisdiction. Provided that this Act shall tend this Act. `to` exhive no operation in any village to which Act No. XX of 1856 (to mulce better p~~ovisionfor tlze uppointmelzt ct~zd muirb- telzulzce of Police ChowIceycZars i7z Cities, l'omzs, Stations, Szcbu~*bs, and Baxaa~s, i?z the Preside7zcy of Sort TVillianz ila Be~zgctl/, or any other special Municipal Law shall ha~rc been extended, so long as such Act or Law shall continue in force in such village.

Source: India Code